Description
An issue was discovered in setTA in scan_rr.go in the Miek Gieben DNS library before 1.0.10 for Go. A dns.ParseZone() parsing error causes a segmentation violation, leading to denial of service.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | golang-github-miekg-dns | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | golang-github-miekg-dns | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/miekg/dns | < 1.0.10 | 1.0.10 | GHSA-9jcx-pr2f-qvq5 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2023-1354 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 27, 2025